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bluebaron what do you think happened to Dietrich and / or the Rats after the war (within show canon)?

Dietrich: He gets back to Germany and helps rebuild. I don't think he'd get a high status job, but he'd want some authority. Maybe he gets into construction or industry. Maybe he gets a job that allows him to travel. Maybe he travels to America and gets to meet the Rat Patrol in peacetime.

Troy: He goes back to his family. He and his brother start a business (maybe construction ;)). He keeps in touch with the other three.

Moffitt: He goes back to England, but only for a little while. He likes his parents, but he misses his brother too much. He goes back to North Africa, maybe as a teacher, maybe as an archaeologist. Whatever he does, though, he is happy. And he travels to America.

Hitch: He goes back to college, gets a degree. I'd like to think he gets a degree in archaeology, but he probably gets one in chemistry, or physics. Something where he can create things for the future. Maybe he works for Dupont. He and Tully live together.

Tully: Tully becomes a truck driver. Maybe a taxi driver, but he probably drives truck. Something that lets him uses his skills. He lives with Hitch.

All of the guys try to meet up as often as they can.

corvidology What do you think The Rat Patrol would be like if they made it now?

I think it would probably be a more serious show. Most action-oriented shows these days are an hour long and tend to be more arc-based, so it would probably follow that. There would be more character development and Troy's dead father and Moffitt's dead brother would be milked for more tragedy instead of being mentioned once or twice. Tully would probably be made darker and would match the roguish criminal type they seemed to originally want him to be. The whole show would probably be darker and grittier, really. Dietrich would either be more of a villain or made to be more sympathetic, in which case he'd potentially side with the good guys in the end. Or die redeeming himself, or something. There would probably be the same amount of explosions, though.